Massachusetts Governor Names Replacement for Senate Vacancy
September 21, 2009
Democratic Governor Deval Patrick announced Thursday, September 24 that he was appointing former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Kirk to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy.
Governor Patrick signed legislation that changed state law so that an interim appointee could serve until the special election.
Kirk will be sworn in as the interim senator from Massachusetts on Friday, September 25. Kirk’s swearing in means Democrats will once again have a full caucus of 60 senators and technically a filibuster-proof majority.
